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17th June 2016
07:54am BST

Drinking very hot beverages was classified as 'probably carcinogenic to humans.'
This was based on limited evidence from epidemiological studies that showed positive associations between cancer of the oesophagus and drinking very hot beverages.
Studies in places such as China, Iran, Turkey, and South America, where tea or maté is traditionally drunk very hot (atabout 70 °C), found that the risk of oesophageal cancer increased with the temperature at which the
beverage was drunk.
So probably best to leave it sit in the cup for a few minutes to cool down or add a dash of milk to take the heat away.